Reflecting-heater.



F. 0.6; J. P. ADAMS. RBFLBGTING HEATER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 3, 1914.

1,132,822. Patented Mar.23,1915.

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FREDERICK o.--'A'nA1vis AND JULIUS F. ADAMS, or Prisms-sultan,PENNsYLvANI REFLEcTmG-HEATER.

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The object of this invent10n is the production of a reflecting gas heater of the general type mentioned, wherein the parts are specially constructed and arranged with respect one to another, and including a white enameled deflector and reflector, also of special construction and arrangement, whereby it is believed'a greater proportion of the heat given off by the burning gas is reflected and radiated into the room containing th1s invention, than is thus delivered usually by those like heaters now in the market. It 1s thought, further, that in the use of th1s 1nvention constructed and arranged as set forth, the finish or surfacing of the heater itself is not aflected by the overheating common with many heaters of this class, and, the tile work of the mantels is not cracked or discolored, nor are the wooden mantels, so generally found in dwellings at the present day, blistered or distorted.

Drawings accompanying and forming .a part of this application set forth the construction and arrangement of the parts as preferred, and Figure 1 thereof represents a vertical section of all parts assembled. Fig. 2 is a front view. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the deflector.

The same letter refers to the in the drawings.

The outer casing, A, considering the drawings, has a top, a, provided with. the damper B and damper rod Z2 passing through the front C of the casing. The top of the casing has the discharge opening D controlled by the damper, by way of which the burned gases escape. The front 0 of the casing has the openwork portion E near the top, which admits air from the outside into a receiving and discharging chamber for the burned gases. That chamber is formed at the top of the casing by an apron F, that projects Specification of Letters Patent.

same part Patented Mar.- 23, 1915 Application filed August 3, 1914. Serial No. 854,866. 3

outwardly and downwardly and extends across the open front of the casing, andby a radiating plate f, that extends rearwardly and downwardly from the front edge of the apron to the interior of the rear wall of the casing. A number of openings G in the radiating plate permit the burned gases to pass upwardly into the receiving and dis charging chamber. Air from the exterior enters the openwork portion E of the front of the casing, and mixes with the hot, burned gases in the receiving and discharging chamber, materially lowering their temperature and preventing the overheating ofthe adjacent parts of the tile facing or mantel structure.

The main reflector H, usually corrugated as shown, extends downwardly from the inner edge of the radiating plate, and curves outwardly to the front 0. There are also side reflectors J ,and j, and the reflectors are placed at a httle distance from the walls of the casing to which they are adjacent. The

series-cf burners K, is located in front ofv and near the bottom of the mainreflector,

and the burners incline somewhat upwardly and outwardly as illustrated.

Curving upwardly and outwardly above the burners, and at some distance below the radiating plate f, is the deflector and reflector L. It is coated with white enamel, and both its lower surface M. and its upper surface N are, therefore, heat-reflecting sur faces. The rear and lower'edge of the deflector is supported by contact of the tongues O and O with the gas-pipe P; and the front and upper edge of the deflector is carried in the catches R, attached'to the sides of the open front of the casing. The tongues O and O are precisely the same insize', construction and operation, and each has a corresponding situation at either end of the deflector. Each tongue comprises a relatively short, stiff piece of metal securedto and projecting upwardly and outwardly metal forms attached to the inner sides of the open front 0, and having U-shaped por tions arranged in the path of and constructed to receive and support the front and upper edge of the deflector L, which curves upwardly and forward as shown. The deflector is thus removable, and may be easily and quickly cleansed of soot or other de posited matter.

As the flames from the burners are deflected upwardly and outwardly, and curl over the upper and outer edge of the deflector, the removable fender or guard S is suspended as shown across the open front of the casing and covering the opening below the deflector and before the burners. The fender S is supported by wire hooks such as the hook 1" shown in Figs. 1 and 2. There are two of such hooks one at either side, and they connect the upper edge of the fender with the screws best shown in Fig. 2, projecting inwardly from the sides of the open front C.

In the operation, when the burners are lighted, each corrugation of the main reflector below the burners, the main reflector being usually made of planished copper, reflects the series of burners and the effect is very cheerful and pleasing. The lower portion of the main reflector directs the heat.

rays outwardly, and those directed upwardly are turned outwardly by the lower white enameled surface M of the deflector. The radiating plate f sends rays of heat downwardly which are reflected outwardly by the upper white enameled surface N of the deflector, while the rays striking the rear portion of the deflector are reflected upon the upper portion of the main reflector and thence outwardly. The main reflector eX- tends for a distance both below and above the deflector, as shown.

The reason for using the white enameled deflector is due to its proven durability, its superior reflectingability for heat, and the ease with which it may be cleaned,

Having now described this invention, and

explained the mode of its operation, what we claim is 1. In a reflecting heater, the combination with an outer casing, of an open front, a main reflector extending downwardly within the casing, a gas pipe provided with a series of burners extending horizontally within the casing near the said reflector, a curved de flector coated with white enamel and having tongues projecting upwardly and outwardly from its lower and rear edge upon its concave side and arranged to bear against the said gas pipe thereby assisting in supporting the deflector, and devices attached to the said front and constructed to support the upper edge of the said deflector.

:2. In a reflecting heater, the combination with an outer casing, of an open front, a main reflector extending downwardly within the casing, a gas pipe provided with a series of burners extending horizontally within the casing near the said reflector, a curved deflector, means for removably supporting the lower edge of the deflector between the gas pipe and main reflector, devices attached to the said front and constructed to support the upper and front edge of the said deflector, and a receiving and discharging chamber for burned gases constructed at the top of the casing, the said chamber having as its bottom a radiating plate provided with openings and arranged above the said deflector.

3. A reflecting heater, comprising a casing, an open front, a main reflector eX- tending downwardly at the rear of the casing, a gas pipe provided with a series of burners extending horizontally near the reflector, an upwardly and forwardly curving deflector coated. with white enamel, means for supporting the rear and lower edge of the deflector between the said gas pipe and themain reflector, and devices attached to .the said front and constructed to removably engage the front and upper edge of the deflector.

In testimony whereof weafliX our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK O. ADAMS. JULIUS F. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

ANNA M. ADAMs, ARCHIE L. Soorrr.

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